Mak's Birthday

So Mother's day is here again! Happy Mother’s Day.

11 May every year, we are celebrating a day for every mother in the world. 11 May always remembered me of my mom. She turns into 58 this year. Although the “58” stuff still not make her too old…she still happy with her daily routine at her home. Her wonderful cooking will not make us away from her kitchen.. as me and my sister always here and there run to taste her delicious menu. Yesterday, we had “makan-makan” at my sis house. We decided not to let her cooked for us. She can have a rest until the lunch ready. My sis did “ gulai ikan seludu+ sambal belacan mangga +sayur manis buah betik+ bakar ikan + ulaman“ . So sedap sampai menjilat cari. At the same time, we bought a cake to celebrate mother’s day plus her birthday!.. She was so blissful as all her family around her to rejoice the yearly occasion together except my father. My father had passed away in 2002. .. So long, time ago… but still he is always in our mind for every single of day.

My mom’s hobby? She is very skillful in putting or arranging the flower in a good manner. (Think about myheartbleeds …expert in flowery stuff too!)She also very expert in “hantaran stuff” I can’t imagine she can manage to have sort out many ‘tempahan hantaran’ especially during school holidays. Although, she has no workers to help her to do the deco, still she can put it to death by her own. I think my mom is much-disciplined person. If she said, she wanted something she will get it by any means. Every so often when I ‘m free I used to help her in arranging the flower on the ‘hantaran’. So I could dig up the skill from her too!!. Free of charged!! That‘s would be so ok.

As a government pensioner, her customer always from her old friends, at times the customer just knew my mom from the previous people who deal with her regularly. How is the price? Usually my mom rarely put the price so high. This is not the business of her getting on to but this is only the hobby that always boosts her free time at home.

Any diseases she has. Let me put this way. In 2006, she was diagnosed with ‘Chronic Renal Failure”. She was so depressed at that time, cried almost all the instance, and afraid of the future she gone through. I was helpless (and clueless, I must admit). (The main thing that crossed my mind then was that I knew I should have taken medicine and be a doctor - only then I may offer her something. Too late!!). She was admitted to hospital due to the need of urgent dialysis. Started with peritoneal dialysis, and now with three days hemodialysis per week, she has recovered so much. Her self-esteem shoot up again, she will not give up facing the life without any harm. I am glad to see her getting back on her tracks. Pleased to see her energetic, motivated, and cheerful.

Oopss.. don’t make me angry?... mak always say like that when I did something wrong. I am very soft heart. If mak said something… I always ‘terasa’. I don’t know why. Sooo suffer!! Sometimes I feel like I don’t want to talk to her for couple of days… but still can’t. The next days then I called her and pleaded for forgiveness. As a daughter, I want to give the best for my mom. I don’t know what the best to give her: my loves, cares, happiness, valued stuff (hand bag, clothes) or perhaps money!!... I don’t think the last one will value something. Mak will never ask for my money actually….in contrast she still gives us money esp masa baru dua tiga bulan kerja…atau tersepit . Dah besar panjang pun still hope for mak to help you!! So sad kan!!...Nak buat macam mana, mak still our advisor in everything… starting from cari menantu till nak buat rumah… still request mak blessing!! One thing that I always asked mak is my house design… still in the process to have approval and the acceptable ones!! Fussy mom!! But I am glad to have her as my mom… knowledgeable, skillful, generous, and loving mom!!... Mak happy birthday and also happy mother's day… we love you so much!!!!

Mak, this is for u!

You've
always been
a wonderful
mother -
and the older
I get,
the more
I've grown to
appreciate you
as a
great friend too...



When you share
your experiences,
feelings,
and insights on life
with me,
I realize how lucky
I am to have
such a wise,
caring mother.
And I feel
something else
that's very special
between us...

...the deep understanding
that links women heart to heart,
that lets us laugh and cry together,
that leads us to listen
and learn from
and count on each other.
Because you're my mother
and my friend,
because you give so freely,
because we share so much -
I love you, Mom.

Happy Mother's Day

p/s: A mother never cease being a mother even when the children are old and gray. I don’t know what would happened if mak was not here anymore! Thanks to Him that I still have mak!..Again I love you.